Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Galveston, Texas.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University Biostatistics Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
Am J Perinatol. 2015 May;32(6):591-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1544947. Epub 2015 Mar 2.
The aim of the study was to evaluate associations between fetal growth and weight at 2 years in infants born preterm using a customized approach for birth weight.
This is a secondary analysis of a multicenter trial that included a 2-year follow-up of children born prematurely. Customized birth weight percentiles were calculated using the Gardosi model for a U.S. population, and the relation between customized percentile and weight and height at 2 years (adjusted for gender using z-score) was determined using regression analysis and by comparing z-scores for children with birth weight <10th versus ≥10th percentile.
Weight z-score at 2 years was significantly lower in the <10th than in the ≥10th percentile group (median [interquartile range, IQR]: -0.66 [-1.58, -0.01] vs. -0.23 [-1.05, 0.55]; p < 0.001), and remained after adjusting for maternal education (p < 0.001). A similar relationship was noted for height z-score between groups (median [IQR]: -0.56 [-1.29, 0.19] vs. -0.24 [-0.99, 0.37]; p < 0.001). Positive relationships between customized birth weight percentile and weight and height at 2 years were noted (p < 0.001 for both), but were not strong (R (2) = 0.04 and 0.02, respectively).
Customized birth weight percentile is a minor determinant of weight at 2 years among children born preterm.
本研究旨在通过一种针对出生体重的定制方法,评估早产儿出生时的胎儿生长与 2 岁时体重之间的关联。
这是一项多中心试验的二次分析,该试验包括早产儿 2 年的随访。使用美国人群的 Gardosi 模型计算定制的出生体重百分位数,并使用回归分析和比较出生体重低于第 10 百分位与高于第 10 百分位的儿童的 z 分数,确定定制百分位数与 2 岁时体重和身高的关系(使用 z 分数按性别调整)。
2 岁时体重 z 分数在第<10 百分位组明显低于第≥10 百分位组(中位数[四分位距,IQR]:-0.66[-1.58,-0.01] vs. -0.23[-1.05,0.55];p<0.001),且在校正母亲教育后仍如此(p<0.001)。两组间身高 z 分数也存在类似的关系(中位数[IQR]:-0.56[-1.29,0.19] vs. -0.24[-0.99,0.37];p<0.001)。定制出生体重百分位数与 2 岁时体重和身高呈正相关(两者均 p<0.001),但相关性不强(R²分别为 0.04 和 0.02)。
在早产儿中,定制的出生体重百分位数是 2 岁时体重的一个次要决定因素。